The price of our Minor Skin Surgery appointments will vary depending on the person and factors, including the number of lesions to remove. There are no hidden costs, so you can decide if the procedure is right for you after your Initial Consultation with one of our clinicians.
With conventional vasectomy surgery, two small cuts are made to the scrotum to reach the tubes and block them. With a No-Scalpel Vasectomy, the doctor feels for the tubes under the skin and holds them in place with a small clamp. Rather than making two small cuts, one tiny opening is made with a special instrument to reach the tubes to cauterise them. With this method, there is very little bleeding and no stitches are required to close the opening, which heals very quickly.
On the day of your procedure you may wish to take paracetamol prior to your appointment. Some men feel this helps with any immediate discomfort post procedure. If you are anxious, see you GP for a mild sedative to take an hour and a half before your procedure. In addition to this, a local anaesthetic is injected into the skin of the scrotum to numb the area. During the injection you will feel some discomfort, but as soon as the anaesthetic takes effect, you should feel no pain. After the procedure, you may be sore for a few days which can be helped through taking mild painkillers. The No-Scalpel Vasectomy technique causes significantly less discomfort compared to the traditional method.
Yes, it is estimated that there is a 1 in 200 chance of an early failure and a 1 in 2000 lifetime chance that a man’s partner will become pregnant after a No-Scalpel Vasectomy. It is extremely important to prevent the chances of an early failure by using other forms of contraception until you have received the results of your Post Vasectomy Semen Test.
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After your No-Scalpel Vasectomy, you are able to have sex again after one week. It is important to continue using other forms of contraception to prevent the chance of an early failure, as you are not infertile until you have received the results of your Post Vasectomy Semen Test. It will take 24-30 ejaculations to clear all the sperm remaining.
For more information about our No-Scalpel Vasectomy services, visit our dedicated page here.
You are not sterile once you have had the procedure, there will be millions of live sperm remaining. You will be fertile for another 3-4 months. It will take 24-30 ejaculations to clear all the sperm and you will need to continue with another form of contraception until you have sent your semen test for analysis at 16 weeks and received an all clear result. At the time of your appointment, we will provide you with a sample pot and information regarding a Post Vasectomy Semen Test. It is very important that you take this test and that you wait for the results before you stop using the other methods of birth control.
